United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled “shocking“ and “disturbing” reports that China’s ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization, forced abortion, and coercive family planning against minority Muslims. Pompeo highlighted a report on the situation in China’s Xinjiang region by German researcher Adrian Zenz published by …
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China said Tuesday that manufacturing activity expanded in June with the Purchasing Manager’s official index reaching 50.9. Economists polled by Reuters expected the official manufacturing PMI number to hit 50.4. PMI readings above 50 indicate expansion, while those below this level indicate contraction. In May, the official manufacturing PMI reached …
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Beijing’s highest legislative body, the National People’s Congress (APN), passed the law unanimously on Tuesday morning local time, bypassing the Hong Kong legislature, through a rarely used constitutional gate, according to the Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK, citing unidentified sources. Chinese state news agency Xinhua previously reported that the law …
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Beijing has reportedly passed a comprehensive national security law for Hong Kong that critics fear will crush political freedoms and pave the way for China to cede control over semi-autonomous territory. Less than 40 days after Chinese lawmakers first proposed the imposition of an anti-sedition law in Hong Kong, the …
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The Hong Kong Police Honor Guard raises a Chinese national flag and a Hong Kong flag during a flag raising ceremony at Golden Bauhinia Square on June 15, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | fake pictures Reportedly the main decision-making body in China’s parliament passed the controversial national …
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